music that matters       

my musical tastes are all over the map, but the commonality is music that challenges the brain and involves the soul


The "A" List:......


Peter Gabriel......

Michael Hedges......

Porcupine Tree......

King Crimson......

Ralph Towner......

Oregon......

Mark Isham......


Gentle Giant
Steven Wilson
David Darling
Pat Metheny
John Mayer
Little Feat
Steve Morse
Igor Stravinsky
Maurice Ravel
Terje Rypdal
Riverside
Peter Erskine
Gary Burton
Bill Bruford
Adrian Legg
Soundgarden
OSI
Living Colour
Jan Garbarek
Paul Simon
John Scofield
Seal
Dave Matthews
Sting
Michael Mantler
The Beatles
Charles Ives
Jimi Hendrix
Jerry Goodman
Frank Zappa
Steps Ahead
Cream
R.E.M.
Vince Mendoza
Tom Lehrer

Ludwig van Beethoven
Allan Holdsworth
Mahavishnu Orchestra
John Abercrombie
Alanis Morissette
Dave Stewart / Barbara Gaskin
Michael Brecker
The Pineapple Thief
Johann Sebastian Bach
The Hillary Step
Genesis (pre-1978)
Crosby / Stills / Nash (w & w/o Young)
Laurie Anderson
Stephen Sondheim
Paul McCandless
Leonard Bernstein
The (Dixie) Dregs
National Health
Weather Report
Alice In Chains
A Perfect Circle
Louis Armstrong
Abigail's Ghost
The Smithereens
Toad The Wet Sprocket
Django Reinhardt
Stone Temple Pilots
Bobby McFerrin
Aphrodite's Child
Hatfield and the North
Premiata Forneria Marconi
Eberhard Weber
Army of Anyone
Stephane Grappelli
Ladysmith Black Mambazo



...and many I omitted

...and maybe a few others


Aaron Copland
Evanescence
Samuel Barber
The Police
Brian Eno
Pearl Jam
XTC
P.D.Q. Bach
Jeff Beck
Adrian Belew
The Mars Volta
Dave Brubeck
Bill Evans
Kate Bush
Jerry Douglas
Amplifier
Tool
Randy Newman
Filter
Robben Ford
Steve Hackett
Carl Orff
Bill Frisell
Tony Levin
Lyle Mays
Montreux
Yes
Billie Holiday
Modern Man
David Torn
Carl Stalling
Oceansize
Traffic
David Grisman
Blind Faith